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Temporary Jobs

Stepping Stones or Dead Ends

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ID9708907
AuthorsAlison L Booth (0000-0003-2237-5279, Australian National University and University of Essex), Marco Francesconi (0000-0003-4761-7051, Australian National University and University of Essex), Jeff Frank (0000-0003-1955-7063, Australian National University and University of Essex)
Year2002
Volume112
Issue480
PagesF189-F213
Publication date2002-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/1468-0297.00043
OpenAlexW3123445343
LanguageEN
Citations received194
References cited18

In Britain, about 7% of male employees and 10% of female employees are in temporary jobs. This proportion has been relatively stable over the 1990s. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, we confirm the popular perception that temporary jobs

Business · Demographic economics · Displaced workers · Economic growth · Economics · Human capital · Investment (military · Job loss · Labour economics · Panel data · Political science · Sorting · Stepping stone · Term (time · Unemployment · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Law · Retirement, Disability, and Employment

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